Given name
Brina
“a legendary princess”·“from the high hill; one who ascends”·“from the fairy palace”
In English use, Brina is a diminutive of Sabrina. One English interpretation is “a legendary princess.” Brina is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Brina is a diminutive of Sabrina. One English interpretation is “a legendary princess.” Brina is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.” Brina is a variant of Breena. One Irish interpretation is “from the fairy palace.” Brina is a variant of Brenna. One Welsh interpretation is “a ravenlike woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Brina is a diminutive of Sabrina. An origin associated with Sabrina is English. Brina is a variant of Breena. An origin associated with Breena is Irish. Brina is a variant of Brenna. An origin associated with Brenna is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Brina is a diminutive of Sabrina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,374
- 5 boys · 1,369 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,117 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,117 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 60 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,386 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brina’s family of names
In English usage, Brina is a diminutive of Sabrina. Brina has a related form in Brianna. Brina has a related form in Brenna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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